When Revival Comes
I came across this quote in Murray's biography of Jonathan Edwards. It poignantly expresses the differences that show up in Christians and pseudo-christians when an extraordinary outpouring of God's presence comes.
"When winter has stripped the trees of their verdure it is hard to distinguish those that have life from those that have not; but when spring approaches, then they are easily known by their spreading leaves, while those that are dead still continue the same; thus when religion is in decay, the saint can scarcely be distinguished from the sinner, but when a time of refreshing comes, then will they blossom and bring forth fruit abundantly." 3
3. Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography, Iain H. Murray, Banner of Truth Trust, 1987, p211, quoted in W. H. Foote, Sketches of North Carolina, 1846.
"When winter has stripped the trees of their verdure it is hard to distinguish those that have life from those that have not; but when spring approaches, then they are easily known by their spreading leaves, while those that are dead still continue the same; thus when religion is in decay, the saint can scarcely be distinguished from the sinner, but when a time of refreshing comes, then will they blossom and bring forth fruit abundantly." 3
3. Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography, Iain H. Murray, Banner of Truth Trust, 1987, p211, quoted in W. H. Foote, Sketches of North Carolina, 1846.
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